From DailyComet.com:
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal's budget office is refusing to release most of its records involving the state's alternative fuel vehicle tax credit, claiming those can be kept confidential under an exemption in public records law.
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From Delaware Online:
Two recent developments could open the door to greater transparency and openness in Delaware government, but legal experts warn that the state’s smallest towns might have trouble complying with the new standards.
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From SFGate:
California's 59-year-old Ralph M. Brown Act is meant to ensure open and accessible government. These days, it also shows how convoluted the state can be.
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From the Iowa City Press-Citizen:
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision Friday that the University of Iowa does not have to release to the Press-Citizen and other media outlets some student records related to a 2007 sexual assault investigation on campus.
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From Dallas Morning News:
The Dallas Morning News has asked the state attorney general’s office to investigate the Dallas Police Department for possible violations of state open-records laws.
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From Boston Herald :
Claiming privacy and security concerns, the Patrick administration is refusing to release records that could show when top state officials arrive for work and how long they stay.
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From The Daily Iowan:
The Iowa Supreme Court on July 13 ruled that the University of Iowa is not obligated to turn over student records to the Iowa City Press-Citizen related to a 2007 sexual-assault investigation.
The court ruled 4-3 that the university does not need to hand over student records to the newspaper, after the UI had been forced to hand more than hundreds of other documents following the lawsuit.
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From Texas Watchdog:
The State Bar of Texas is suing the office of Attorney General Greg Abbott over an open records decision earlier this month that gives a legal trade magazine access to records detailing an internal investigation by the state bar.
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From NWCN.com:
BOISE — Former Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak came away with a victory in court Friday as a judge ruled in his favor regarding public records.
Bujak had requested to see copies of text messages between a local newspaper editor and the current county prosecutor. The messages were related to a criminal evidence tampering case against him.
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